1979–80 FA Trophy explained
| FA Trophy |
| Year: | 1979-80 |
| Other Titles: | FA Challenge Trophy |
| Country: | & |
| Num Teams: | 229 |
| Winners: | Dagenham |
| Second: | Mossley |
| Prev Season: | 1978-79 |
| Next Season: | 1980-81 |
The 1979–80 FA Trophy was the eleventh season of the FA Trophy, and it was the first season that the newly formed Alliance Premier League would be Step 5 in the English Pyramid System.
Preliminary round
Ties
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| 1 | Addlestone | 2-0 | Tonbridge |
| 2 | Arnold | 1-1 | Emley |
| 3 | Bideford | 1-0 | Dawlish Town |
| 4 | Bilston | 1-1 | Long Eaton United |
| 5 | Bognor Regis Town | 1-0 | Camberley Town |
| 6 | Brereton Social | 2-2 | Darlaston |
| 7 | Chatham Town | 2-1 | Walton & Hersham |
| 8 | Cinderford Town | 0-1 | Dudley Town |
| 9 | Clacton Town | 1-1 | Lowestoft Town |
| 10 | Clandown | 3-1 | Glastonbury |
| 11 | Clapton | 1-3 | Finchley |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 0-2 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 2-2 | Llanelli |
| 14 | Gosport Borough | 2-1 | Waterlooville |
| 15 | Hampton | 2-0 | Dunstable |
| 16 | Heanor Town | 3-2 | Louth United |
| 17 | Hertford Town | 2-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 18 | Horsham | 0-2 | Basingstoke Town |
| 19 | Keynsham Town | 5-2 | Paulton Rovers |
| 20 | Kingstonian | 2-2 | Hounslow |
| 21 | Kirkby Town | 2-0 | Middlewich Athletic |
| 22 | Leytonstone Ilford | 0-0 | Farnborough Town |
| 23 | Milton Keynes City | 1-2 | St Albans City |
| 24 | Oswestry Town | 2-0 | Bedworth United |
| 25 | Prestwich Heys | 1-1 | Alfreton Town |
| 26 | Pwllhelli & District | 1-1 | Colwyn Bay |
| 27 | Shepton Mallet Town | 1-3 | Bridport |
| 28 | Sittingbourne | 2-1 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 29 | Stourbridge | 1-5 | Alvechurch |
| 30 | Tamworth | 0-4 | Belper Town |
| 31 | Tiverton Town | 1-2 | Barnstaple Town |
| 32 | Ton Pentre | 1-1 | Clevedon Town |
| 33 | Ware | 1-0 | Cambridge City |
| 34 | Wellingborough Town | 2-0 | Chesham United |
| 35 | Weston super Mare | 1-0 | Bridgwater Town |
| 36 | Wisbech Town | 3-0 | Corby Town |
| 37 | Wokingham Town | 2-1 | Andover | |
Replays
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| 2 | Emley | 3-0 | Arnold |
| 4 | Long Eaton United | 2-0 | Bilston |
| 6 | Darlaston | 0-3 | Brereton Social |
| 9 | Lowestoft Town | 1-0 | Clacton Town |
| 13 | Llanelli | 0-7 | Gloucester City |
| 20 | Hounslow | 1-0 | Kingstonian |
| 22 | Farnborough Town | 1-2 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 25 | Alfreton Town | 3-2 | Prestwich Heys |
| 26 | Colwyn Bay | 1-0 | Pwllheli & District |
| 32 | Clevedon Town | 1-1 | Ton Pentre | |
2nd replay
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| 32 | Ton Pentre | 1-1 | Clevedon Town | |
3rd replay
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| 32 | Clevedon Town | 2-1 | Ton Pentre | |
First qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Addlestone | 0-0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 0-2 | Accrington Stanley |
| 3 | Alvechurch | 4-0 | Moor Green |
| 4 | Aveley | 1-0 | Hampton |
| 5 | Banbury United | 0-0 | Aylesbury United |
| 6 | Barnet | 0-0 | Wealdstone |
| 7 | Barnstaple Town | 4-1 | Bridport |
| 8 | Basingstoke Town | 2-2 | Chatham Town |
| 9 | Belper Town | 0-4 | Worksop Town |
| 10 | Boston | 3-1 | Heanor Town |
| 11 | Brereton Social | 4-0 | Bridgend Town |
| 12 | Bridlington Trinity | 1-1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 13 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 3-1 | Mangotsfield United |
| 14 | Burscough | 0-1 | Workington |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 2-1 | Leek Town |
| 16 | Buxton | 1-1 | Ashton United |
| 17 | Carshalton Athletic | 2-1 | Sheppey United |
| 18 | Clevedon Town | 2-3 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 19 | Colwyn Bay | 3-0 | Caernarfon Town |
| 20 | Dorchester Town | 4-0 | Ilminster Town |
| 21 | Droylsden | 2-0 | Shildon |
| 22 | Dudley Town | 0-1 | Lye Town |
| 23 | Durham City | 1-1 | Darwen |
| 24 | Emley | 5-0 | Sutton Town |
| 25 | Evenwood Town | 2-4 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 26 | Ferryhill Athletic | 1-2 | Frickley Athletic |
| 27 | Finchley | 1-2 | Harlow Town |
| 28 | Folkestone & Shepway | 4-1 | Sittingbourne |
| 29 | Formby | 5-1 | West Auckland Town |
| 30 | Gateshead | 5-2 | Whitley Bay |
| 31 | Gloucester City | 2-2 | Redditch United |
| 32 | Gosport Borough | 1-1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 33 | Hertford Town | 3-0 | St Albans City |
| 34 | Highgate United | 1-3 | A P Leamington |
| 35 | Hitchin Town | 4-0 | Spalding United |
| 36 | Hounslow | 1-2 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 37 | Hyde United | 3-0 | New Mills |
| 38 | Keynsham Town | 4-2 | Bideford |
| 39 | Long Eaton United - Bye | | |
| 40 | Macclesfield Town | 5-2 | Kirkby Town |
| 41 | Maidenhead United | 1-2 | Tilbury |
| 42 | Mexborough Town Athletic | 5-2 | North Shields |
| 43 | Nantwich Town | 1-1 | Eastwood Town |
| 44 | Oswestry Town | 1-1 | South Liverpool |
| 45 | Oxford City | 1-0 | King's Lynn |
| 46 | Penrith | 0-0 | Netherfield |
| 47 | Poole Town | 1-1 | Weston super Mare |
| 48 | Radcliffe Borough | 3-3 | South Bank |
| 49 | Ramsgate | 0-1 | Metropolitan Police |
| 50 | Rhyl | 3-2 | New Brighton |
| 51 | Salisbury | 1-0 | Croydon |
| 52 | Southall & Ealing Borough | 0-0 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 53 | St Helens Town | 2-0 | Bootle |
| 54 | Staines Town | 0-3 | Bromley |
| 55 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-2 | Tow Law Town |
| 56 | Sudbury Town | 2-0 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 57 | Trowbridge Town | 3-1 | Taunton Town |
| 58 | Ware | 5-0 | Wisbech Town |
| 59 | Wellingborough Town | 0-1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 60 | Welton Rovers | 2-2 | Clandown |
| 61 | Wembley | 0-1 | Boreham Wood |
| 62 | Willington | 0-2 | Fleetwood Town |
| 63 | Witney Town | 0-0 | Lowestoft Town |
| 64 | Wokingham Town | 1-1 | Fareham Town | |
Replays
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| 1 | Bognor Regis Town | 1-2 | Addlestone |
| 5 | Aylesbury United | 2-0 | Banbury United |
| 6 | Wealdstone | 1-1 | Barnet |
| 8 | Chatham Town | 0-1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 12 | Billingham Synthonia | 2-1 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 16 | Ashton United | 4-2 | Buxton |
| 23 | Darwen | 0-1 | Durham City |
| 31 | Redditch United | 4-3 | Gloucester City |
| 32 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2-1 | Gosport Borough |
| 43 | Eastwood Town | 2-0 | Nantwich Town |
| 44 | South Liverpool | 3-5 | Oswestry Town |
| 46 | Netherfield | 1-3 | Penrith |
| 47 | Weston super Mare | 2-1 | Poole Town |
| 48 | South Bank | 3-0 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 52 | Epsom & Ewell | 4-0 | Southall & Ealing Borough |
| 55 | Tow Law Town | 0-1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 60 | Clandown | 1-2 | Welton Rovers |
| 63 | Lowestoft Town | 4-8 | Witney Town |
| 64 | Fareham Town | 1-2 | Wokingham Town | |
2nd replay
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| 6 | Barnet | 2-0 | Wealdstone | |
Second qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | A P Leamington | 1-2 | Boston |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 2-2 | Droylsden |
| 3 | Alvechurch | 0-0 | Hitchin Town |
| 4 | Aylesbury United | 2-1 | Brereton Social |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 3-1 | Harlow Town |
| 6 | Bromley | 0-2 | Addlestone |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 2-0 | Colwyn Bay |
| 8 | Carshalton Athletic | 2-1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 9 | Dorchester Town | 2-0 | Barnstaple Town |
| 10 | Durham City | 1-1 | Emley |
| 11 | Eastwood Town | 0-1 | Oswestry Town |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 2-2 | Mexborough Town Athletic |
| 13 | Folkestone & Shepway | 3-0 | Basingstoke Town |
| 14 | Gateshead | 1-7 | Frickley Athletic |
| 15 | Harwich & Parkeston | 1-1 | Witney Town |
| 16 | Keynsham Town | 2-3 | Weston super Mare |
| 17 | Leytonstone Ilford | 1-2 | Barnet |
| 18 | Long Eaton United | 3-2 | Worksop Town |
| 19 | Lye Town | 1-0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 20 | Macclesfield Town | 1-0 | Ashton United |
| 21 | Metropolitan Police | 3-0 | Tilbury |
| 22 | Oxford City | 1-0 | Salisbury |
| 23 | Penrith | 2-3 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 24 | Rhyl | 2-2 | Hyde United |
| 25 | South Bank | 0-2 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 26 | St Helens Town | 1-1 | Formby |
| 27 | Sudbury Town | 0-1 | Hertford Town |
| 28 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 2-3 | Redditch United |
| 29 | Ware | 1-0 | Aveley |
| 30 | Welton Rovers | 2-2 | Trowbridge Town |
| 31 | Wokingham Town | 2-0 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 32 | Workington | 1-1 | Stalybridge Celtic | |
Replays
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| 2 | Droylsden | 2-1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 3 | Hitchin Town | 2-4 | Alvechurch |
| 10 | Emley | 1-0 | Durham City |
| 12 | Mexborough Town Athletic | 2-0 | Fleetwood Town |
| 15 | Witney Town | 0-0 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 24 | Hyde United | 5-1 | Rhyl |
| 26 | Formby | 0-1 | St Helens Town |
| 30 | Trowbridge Town | 4-2 | Welton Rovers |
| 32 | Stalybridge Celtic | 3-1 | Workington | |
2nd replay
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| 15 | Harwich & Parkeston | 2-1 | Witney Town | |
Third qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Addlestone | 1-2 | Dartford |
| 2 | Barrow | 5-2 | Goole Town |
| 3 | Bath City | 2-0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 0-4 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 5 | Boston | 3-2 | Oxford City |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 4-1 | Enderby Town |
| 7 | Carshalton Athletic | 2-1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 8 | Crook Town | 2-1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 9 | Dover | 3-0 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 10 | Emley | 2-0 | Consett |
| 11 | Frome Town | 3-1 | Falmouth Town |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1-0 | Horwich R M I |
| 13 | Grantham | 3-1 | Redditch United |
| 14 | Harrow Borough | 1-2 | Wokingham Town |
| 15 | Hastings United | 3-0 | Margate |
| 16 | Hayes | 0-1 | Barnet |
| 17 | Hednesford Town | 0-1 | Oswestry Town |
| 18 | Hertford Town | 1-0 | Ware |
| 19 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0-0 | St Helens Town |
| 20 | Hyde United | 0-0 | Alvechurch |
| 21 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2-2 | Long Eaton United |
| 22 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2-2 | Weston super Mare |
| 23 | Metropolitan Police | 0-2 | Aylesbury United |
| 24 | Mexborough Town Athletic | 1-0 | Droylsden |
| 25 | Minehead | 0-0 | Dorchester Town |
| 26 | Morecambe | 1-0 | Southport |
| 27 | Northwich Victoria | 2-0 | Lye Town |
| 28 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1-0 | Frickley Athletic |
| 29 | Sutton United | 0-2 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 30 | Whitby Town | 1-3 | Ashington |
| 31 | Witton Albion | 1-3 | Macclesfield Town |
| 32 | Woking | 2-1 | Folkestone & Shepway | |
Replays
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| 19 | St Helens Town | 0-1 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 20 | Alvechurch | 2-3 | Hyde United |
| 21 | Long Eaton United | 2-3 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 22 | Weston super Mare | 0-2 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 25 | Dorchester Town | 1-1 | Minehead | |
2nd replay
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| 25 | Minehead | 1-2 | Dorchester Town | |
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Stafford Rangers, Worcester City, Kettering Town, Altrincham, Telford United, Maidstone United, Scarborough, Boston United, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Nuneaton Borough, Bangor City, Matlock Town, Bedford Town, Runcorn, Lancaster City, Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers, Dagenham, Tooting & Mitcham United, Leatherhead, Spennymoor United, Hendon, Slough Town, Winsford United, Marine, Blyth Spartans, Cheltenham Town, Mossley, Barking, Chorley and Bishop Auckland.
Ties
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| 1 | Aylesbury United | 0-4 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 2 | Bangor City | 5-1 | Telford United |
| 3 | Barking | 1-0 | Enfield |
| 4 | Barrow | 3-2 | Bishop Auckland |
| 5 | Blyth Spartans | 1-1 | Emley |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 2-0 | Winsford United |
| 7 | Carshalton Athletic | 0-4 | Weymouth |
| 8 | Crook Town | 2-3 | Ashington |
| 9 | Dartford | 1-1 | Bath City |
| 10 | Dorchester Town | 0-1 | Dagenham |
| 11 | Frome Town | 1-2 | Hastings United |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2-1 | Scarborough |
| 13 | Grantham | 1-1 | Altrincham |
| 14 | Hendon | 1-1 | Barnet |
| 15 | Hertford Town | 3-0 | Slough Town |
| 16 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 1-2 | Morecambe |
| 17 | Hyde United | 2-2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 18 | Kettering Town | 0-3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 1-2 | Matlock Town |
| 20 | Maidstone United | 2-2 | Yeovil Town |
| 21 | Marine | 3-1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 22 | Mexborough Town Athletic | 1-1 | Chorley |
| 23 | Mossley | 3-1 | Spennymoor United |
| 24 | Oswestry Town | 2-1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 25 | Runcorn | 1-1 | Boston United |
| 26 | Stafford Rangers | 1-1 | Boston |
| 27 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-0 | Lancaster City |
| 28 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 2-0 | Worcester City |
| 29 | Walthamstow Avenue | 1-2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 30 | Woking | 0-0 | Dover |
| 31 | Wokingham Town | 0-1 | Leatherhead |
| 32 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0-0 | Bedford Town | |
Replays
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| 5 | Emley | 2-4 | Blyth Spartans |
| 9 | Bath City | 6-1 | Dartford |
| 13 | Altrincham | 6-3 | Grantham |
| 14 | Barnet | 1-0 | Hendon |
| 17 | Nuneaton Borough | 4-1 | Hyde United |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 4-2 | Maidstone United |
| 22 | Chorley | 4-0 | Mexborough Town Athletic |
| 25 | Boston United | 2-1 | Runcorn |
| 26 | Boston | 2-1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 30 | Dover | 0-1 | Woking |
| 32 | Bedford Town | 0-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | |
2nd round
Ties
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| 1 | Altrincham | 2-0 | Morecambe |
| 2 | Ashington | 0-2 | Woking |
| 3 | Barnet | 4-1 | Bangor City |
| 4 | Barrow | 2-0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 5 | Blyth Spartans | 3-0 | Barking |
| 6 | Boston | 0-0 | Mossley |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 4-2 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 8 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2-1 | Hertford Town |
| 9 | Hastings United | 2-0 | Oswestry Town |
| 10 | Leatherhead | 0-2 | Weymouth |
| 11 | Marine | 1-1 | Matlock Town |
| 12 | Merthyr Tydfil | 0-2 | Bath City |
| 13 | Nuneaton Borough | 2-1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 14 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0-5 | Dagenham |
| 15 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0-1 | Boston United |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 5-2 | Chorley | |
Replays
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| 6 | Mossley | 6-3 | Boston |
| 11 | Matlock Town | 0-1 | Marine | |
3rd round
Ties
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| 1 | Altrincham | 1-5 | Mossley |
| 2 | Barrow | 4-0 | Hastings United |
| 3 | Bath City | 1-3 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 4 | Blyth Spartans | 1-0 | Yeovil Town |
| 5 | Boston United | 2-2 | Weymouth |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 1-1 | Dagenham |
| 7 | Marine | 0-2 | Woking |
| 8 | Nuneaton Borough | 2-1 | Barnet | |
Replays
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| 5 | Weymouth | 0-1 | Boston United |
| 6 | Dagenham | 3-1 | Burton Albion | |
4th round
Ties
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| 1 | Boston United | 0-0 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 2 | Dagenham | 3-2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 3 | Mossley | 1-1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 4 | Woking | 3-1 | Barrow | |
Replays
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| 1 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0-2 | Boston United |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 0-2 | Mossley | |
Semi finals
First leg
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| 1 | Mossley | 1-1 | Boston United |
| 2 | Woking | 1-3 | Dagenham | |
Second leg
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| 1 | Boston United | 1-2 | Mossley | 2-3 |
| 2 | Dagenham | 4-1 | Woking | 7-2 | |
Final
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| Dagenham | 2-1 | Mossley | |
References
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